Mobile Home Permit in Duncan, Arizona

Duncan requires a mobile home permit for: Separate Mobile Home Permit fee line applies (distinct from the standard valuation-based Building Permit fee formula); Manufactured/mobile home construction and installation standards themselves are set at the State level (Arizona Department of Fire, Building and Life Safety / Office of Manufactured Housing, per A.R.S. Title 41), consistent with statewide practice; the Town's Mobile Home Permit covers local placement/site approval; Submitted via the same 'Application for Building Permit and Inspection' form used for general building permits (the form's 'General Description of Proposed Work' does not have a distinct mobile-home checkbox; the Mobile Home Permit is distinguished purely by its separate fee-schedule line item). If your project isn't listed, confirm with Town of Duncan Town Hall — Building Official (Town Manager's Office) at 928-359-2791 before starting work.

The Town's current (5.2026) Schedule of Fees and Charges lists a $50.00 Mobile Home Permit fee, though a prior 2023 version of the same schedule listed $400.00 for this line item — confirm directly with Town Hall given the size of that discrepancy.

Duncan does not publish a plan-review timeline for this permit. Contact Town of Duncan Town Hall — Building Official (Town Manager's Office) at 928-359-2791 for current turnaround.

You'll need: Application for Building Permit and Inspection. See the required-documents checklist on this page for details on each.

Duncan requires 1 inspection(s) for a mobile home permit, in order: Building Official Inspection. Schedule each through Town of Duncan Town Hall — Building Official (Town Manager's Office) (928-359-2791).

Apply through Town of Duncan Town Hall — Building Official (Town Manager's Office) at 506 SE Old West Highway, P.O. Box 916, Duncan, AZ 85534. Phone: 928-359-2791. Office hours: Monday - Thursday, 8:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. (excluding federal holidays); fax 928-359-9146, TTY 800-367-8939. No online permitting portal or email intake address is published — applications are submitted in person or by mail to Town Hall using the paper 'Application for Building Permit and Inspection' form and, where zoning/historic-district/floodplain review also applies, the combined 'Zoning Use, Building, Historic District and Floodplain Permit' form.. Official information: https://duncanaz.us/home/services/building-permits-fees/.

Duncan, Arizona has adopted: Arizona has NO statewide mandatory building code floor for general construction — code adoption is a per-city/county authority under state enabling statutes (A.R.S. Title 9 for municipalities). The Town of Duncan is a small incorporated town that runs its own building-permit program directly out of Town Hall (the Town Manager's office functions as Building Official) rather than deferring to Greenlee County; this is confirmed by the Town's own Building Permits & Fees page, its Chapter 7 (Building) town code chapter, its Schedule of Fees and Charges, and its paper 'Application for Building Permit and Inspection' form, all of which are Duncan's own documents (not county documents). Source: Town of Duncan Building Permits & Fees page (duncanaz.us/home/services/building-permits-fees/) and Town of Duncan Town Code Chapter 7 — Building (Rev. 6/06).; 2006 International Building Code (IBC), adopted by reference as the Town's building code (Town Code § 7-1-1, Rev. 6/06). This is the only building-code edition Duncan's published town code identifies by year; the Town has not published any subsequent code-update ordinance superseding the 2006 IBC adoption. Source: Town of Duncan Town Code Chapter 7 — Building, Article 7-1, Section 7-1-1.; 'Adobe Code' adopted by reference as a supplement to the (Uniform) Building Code (Town Code § 7-1-3, Rev. 6/06) — reflecting the region's traditional adobe construction. Source: Town of Duncan Town Code Chapter 7 — Building, Article 7-1, Section 7-1-3.; Uniform Plumbing Code, 'current edition' as published by the International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials (IAPMO), adopted by reference (Town Code Article 7-2, Rev. 6/06). The ordinance text itself does not pin a specific year/edition — it self-updates to whichever edition IAPMO currently publishes, which is a town-code drafting convention rather than a fixed-year adoption. Source: Town of Duncan Town Code Chapter 7 — Building, Article 7-2.; National Electrical Code (NEC), 'current edition' as published by the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), adopted by reference (Town Code Article 7-3, Rev. 6/06). Same self-updating drafting convention as the plumbing code — no fixed year is specified in the ordinance text. Source: Town of Duncan Town Code Chapter 7 — Building, Article 7-3.; Uniform Mechanical Code, 'current edition' as published by the International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials (IAPMO), adopted by reference (Town Code Article 7-4, Rev. 6/06). Source: Town of Duncan Town Code Chapter 7 — Building, Article 7-4.; Uniform Solar Energy Code and Uniform Sound Transmission Control Code, both adopted by reference as additional codes (Town Code Article 7-5, Rev. 6/06). Source: Town of Duncan Town Code Chapter 7 — Building, Article 7-5.; The Building Official/administrative authority function for all building, plumbing, electrical, and other inspections under Chapter 7 is vested in the office of the Town Manager, who may authorize deputies to perform inspection work (Town Code Article 7-6, Rev. 6/06). Source: Town of Duncan Town Code Chapter 7 — Building, Article 7-6.; Asbestos-containing materials (ACM) in older commercial buildings: any renovation, demolition, or removal of a commercial building must first obtain a Building Permit, contingent on proof of compliance with State/Federal ACM laws, including an asbestos survey and handling/removal by an Arizona State Licensed ACM Contractor, coordination with the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality, and disposal at a State-approved ACM landfill (Town Code Article 7-7, effective 6/11/2001). Source: Town of Duncan Town Code Chapter 7 — Building, Article 7-7.; Floodplain/flood-damage-prevention regulations are adopted separately under Chapter 8 (Rev. 11/05), enacted under authority of A.R.S. § 48-3610, and administered by the Town Manager (or designee) acting as Floodplain Administrator, with the Floodplain Board being either the Flood Control District of Greenlee County or the Duncan Town Council depending on which body is engaged in enforcement at a given time (A.R.S. § 48-3601 definition). A separate Development Permit (the Floodplain Permit line on the combined Zoning/Building/Historic District/Floodplain Permit form) is required before construction or development begins within any area of special flood hazard. Source: Town of Duncan Town Code Chapter 8 — Floodplain Management, Articles 8-1-1, 8-1-7.2.; A separate Historic District permit track exists on the Town's combined permit form ('Zoning Use, Building, Historic District and Floodplain Permit'), implying a locally designated historic district with its own review layer, but no standalone Historic District ordinance chapter or design-guideline document was found published on the Town's website to independently verify its scope or criteria. Source: Town of Duncan Zoning Use, Building, Historic District and Floodplain Permit form (Rev. 4/2006).. Local amendments apply — see the Duncan overview page for the full list.